BUILDING A PROGRESSIVE POLITICS IN LONDON

Those who attended the first London Green Party Conference on 10 May were treated to a truly inspiring event. One of the themes was the way in which elected Green representatives could influence decision-making despite being only in a very small minority. Benali Hamdache, leader of the Greens and Independents Group on Islington Council, told how they had been able to press the Council to make Council tax fairer and start the pension fund disinvesting from arms companies. Zoe Garbett explained how Greens on the London Assembly had been able to persuade the Mayor to set up a fund dedicated for youth provision and a programme of investment in public toilets.

There were exciting results from a private poll commissioned by London Greens. 40% of Londoners would vote Green if they thought we had a chance, they vote for us despite not knowing who are leaders are, and the issues we should campaign on are left-wing positions on housing and economic justice. In Southwark we are the borough with the second highest level of ‘latent favourability’!

Another theme was the importance of working with other progressives. On the conference platform alongside our Zack Polanski was Faiza Shaheen, the economist who was shamefully deselected by Labour just before the election when she would have beaten Ian Duncan Smith. We also heard from the independent candidate Andrew Feinstein who cut Keir Starmer’s majority from 28,000 to 12,000 in Holborn and St Pancras and from two French politicians who taught us how the left built a coalition to defeat the far right last year. Now that the Labour Party has shifted so far to the right, we can unite the left behind us with a programme that includes a universal basic income, the 4-day working week, reducing defence expenditure, control of prices, nationalisation of public service companies and progressive taxation.

George Grime

Policy Officer

2025 is another big year for the Southwark Green Party.

While we cast a critical eye over the performance of the Labour governent in Westminster, we devote our energy to preparing for next year’s local elections to Southwark Council. With plenty of opportunities for our members and supporters to connect and campaign, head over to our Events page for details of what is happening and when.

Local members: get involved and play your part!

Want to see a greener future in Southwark? Join the Green Party 

The climate emergency and cost of living crisis mean that choosing to vote Green is more important than ever. There are Green Party candidates seeking your vote in every constituency in Southwark. 

The Green Party offers real hope, real change. 

Read the Green Party manifesto here to discover the genuinely progressive approach to delivering the fairer, greener future that our country and communities need.

Green Party co-leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay launched the manifesto on 12 June 2024.

Be part of the change on July 4th and Vote Green.

Constituency: Peckham

Green Party candidate: Claire Sheppard

I am a compassionate, hard-working campaigner with community in my heart, and I am asking for your vote in the Green Election. I am a Peckham-based community activist, small business owner, cancer survivor, and mum who has lived in the area for 25 years. In 2020, I co-founded Nunhead Knocks, a community mutual aid group, to provide and coordinate practical support in SE15 throughout Covid. During the winter of 2022/23, we pivoted to providing small community grants, fundraising over £40k in three years. In one tough winter alone, we distributed almost £20k in individual grants of £50 to meet basic needs for food and fuel.

I came to politics later in life following major life experiences: new motherhood, cancer treatment, and applying for Universal Credit. I vowed that once I recovered, I would make a positive contribution to my community and do all I could to leave the world a better place for my son. I have campaigned in six elections in the last six years, and as the Green Party Candidate for Lambeth and Southwark in the London Assembly elections in 2021, I beat the Tories into 3rd place. I am a proven hard-working, caring, and respected campaigner who will work her socks off!

[The Peckham constituency includes the Southwark council wards of North Walworth, Faraday, Old Kent Road, Peckham, St. Giles, Rye Lane and Nunhead & Queens Road.]

Constituency: Dulwich & West Norwood

Green Party candidate: Pete Elliott

I am an engineer and project manager with 22 years of military service and 11 years working in Whitehall. I understand government operations and am critical of wasteful spending and privatization. Appalled by the atrocities in Palestine, I have criticized Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak for not condemning war crimes. I entered politics due to issues like library closures and the treatment of residents on 'regeneration' estates by Lambeth's Labour Council, which I accuse of financial mismanagement.

Drawn to the Green Party for its foreign policy and stance on refugees, I served as a Lambeth councillor from 2018 to 2022. My achievements include advocating for the climate emergency declaration in London, banning glyphosates, and pushing for fossil fuel divestment.

Currently, I chair the Gipsy Hill Safer Neighbourhood Panel. As an MP, I aim to represent all residents, support local organizations, tackle the Climate Emergency, reverse austerity, campaign for electoral reform, nationalize key industries, and advocate for renters' rights.

[The Dulwich & West Norwood constituency straddles both Southwark and Lambeth boroughs; the Southwark council wards within D&WN are Champion Hill, Dulwich Village and Dulwich Wood.]

Constituency: Lewisham West & East Dulwich

Green Party candidate: Callum Fowler

I have made the South East of London my home, after moving to the city nearly five years ago. I have studied in Deptford, marched in Lewisham, and have lived across a number of boroughs in the region. Lewisham and Dulwich are two areas full of life and community, and I am tired of seeing this being eroded by Westminster politics. There are many fundamental issues in this country, making life extremely hard for many people, and I want to offer an alternative for people to vote for against the current lacklustre main parties. I will always stand for economic, social, and climate justice for anyone who calls the constituency their home.

[The Lewisham West & East Dulwich constituency straddles both Southwark and Lewisham boroughs; the Southwark council wards within LW&ED are Goose Green, Peckham Rye and Dulwich Hill.]

Constituency: Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Green Party candidate: Catherine Dawkins

I am delighted to be standing as your Green candidate for Vauxhall and

Zoë Garbett has launched her manifesto for a greener, more affordable London. 

The Green Party candidate for Mayor of London offers a more bold alternative to the current Labour administration at City Hall: “London needs a more ambitious mayor" insists Zoë, "more committed to taking on the challenges ahead of us. The time for being timid has passed, we need to be courageous and have a clear plan for London.”

Read the manifesto here and a digested 'mini manifesto' here.  

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Zoë Garbett, with (left to right) London Assemby members Sian Berry, Zack Polanski and Caroline Russell.

Want to help get Zoë Garbett get elected? See our events page for Action Days.

Snapshot of the election

Polling day is Thursday 2nd May

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In the Mayor of London and London Assembly elections you can vote once for a Mayor of London (Green Party candidate is Zoë Garbett) and for two members of the London Assembly, one to represent your constituency (Green Party candidate for Lambeth & Southwark is Claire Sheppard) and one for London as a whole.